and welcome to the January DT Blog Hop at Uniko. For this month, Bev (owner and founder of Uniko) asked us to choose our favourite product released in 2017. Very difficult choice not to say impossible ! So I allowed myself to make a choice among my favorites ….

To finish I stamped and I heat embossed the sentiment, that I took from the “Pure Florals : Chrysanthemum” set, over a stripe of Vellum that I adhered to the back of the image, then I foam mounted it over a double card. Three sequins and voilà !

Update : Happy and honoured to be one of the Outstanding Designs at CAS Watercolour

One of my friends has just had surgery and I wanted to tell her that we really think about her. For this card I cased the beautiful inspiration card of the Muse challenge, created by my wonderful teamie Anita. I urge you to see her gorgeous creations on her blog.

During the year 2017 Bev has designed a number of Background blocks stamps. This kind of stamps is very versatile and very convenient to quickly make a nice card for any occasion! One of my favorites is the Flower Doodle Background Blocks.

Lately I like very much to play with inks/pigments and water and I thought that this stamp would be ideal ! For this card I’ve been inspired by a card that my friend Lisa from My Card Trip has recently posted and above all by the technique she uses : Block Watercoloring. Again, I urge you to visit her blog and her beautiful cards!

On an acrylique block I lay down some three Distress inks and I spritzed over some water. Then I put the block down onto a watercolour card and I let the paper soak in ink by putting something heavy on it.

I let it dry then I stamped with Versamark the Doodle Flowers background and I white heat embossed it. The stamp being smaller than the watercolored panel, I die cut the image and I made a small frame with the rest of the panel.

I foam mounted the frame and the image on a double white card. For the sentiment, I die cut the word “happy” in a paper previously watercoloured with pink, then I stamped the word “Birthday” (“happy succulents” set) and I white heat embossed it. I flat glued the two words.

I sprinkled Brushos over a Plastic Wrap and I spritzed over some water mixed with Perfect Pearls powder. I layed down the watercolour paper over it, I crumpled a little bit the Plastic Wrap and I let everything dry over the night.

I die cut a window in a white cardstock and I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment (“Festive Sentiments” set). With the same die, I die cut a square in the watercolored paper. In a glitter adhesive sheet I die cut the snowflake.

And Voilà ! That’s all for me today. I hope that my cards and those of my teamies will inspire you and that you will come and play along with us ! You will find their creations on the main blog HERE and surely more surprises on their blog !

Want to win a £15 eGift Certificate to spend in the Uniko store ? All you need to do is to leave a comment on each blogs of the Hop before midnight 21st Jan 2018 and who knows, you may be the happy winner !

You know I cannot resist a floral and all three of your cards are beautiful. That lily is just amazing Izzy. I really adore the colours you picked – so vibrant, fresh and bright, gorgeous. But then I see the brusho card and you make me fall in love all over again – I really need to get my brusho out – just need to make sure it’s on a day when mess does not matter! thank you for all your lovely inspiration Izzy, hugs, Lisa xx

What a beautiful set of cards using various mediums. I love the CAS look of the snowflake trio. The blue and white go so well with the glittery snowflake. Wish you a great year ahead. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards

What a an amazing array of cards again! Always love to see what you do with this gorgeous lily (because I own it, too) and admire how you colored it! Your other cards are stunning, too and make me want to buy all the products you used… Thanks for the inspiration!

Four fabulous cards!! Wonderful techniques, watercolouring, layouts, etc. My favourite is the last one – love the rich blue cling wrap background and the great CAS design with the snowflake and stars. Thank you so much for joining us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

WOW! What a wonderful collection of favourites 🙂 It is so lovely to read what products you love and why. Your colouring of the Pure Floral flowers is simply perfect and so very inspiring. Your doodle flower card is so happy and cheerful (brightened my day up for sure) and your die cut snowflake is highlighted beautifully with Brusho’s. Thank you so much for sharing all of your favourites from the Uniko 2017 Releases. Hugs Bev x

WOW! WOW! and more WOWs! Where do I start with this jolly bundle of yummy! Well I adore lilies and you’ve really showcased that one to perfection with your stunning colours Izzy! What a dramatic and vibrant flower head! The rose is equally brilliant and a fun take on Anita’s MUSE card – another challenge I didn’t get to!!! Grrrr! Love the cheery doodle flower background and stunning snowflake too – looks like you had trouble picking one favourite set too! Enjoy your week x

Well if these cards aren’t all fabulous! However, that Lily card is so very stunning! Your embossed lines are so bold it really makes the flower pop! WOW! I enjoyed reading your post and admiring the rest of your work too. Thanks for sharing your talents with us at Seize the Birthday!

Wow, Isabelle, what a lovely collection of cards. I especially love that bright and cheerful entry into our challenge. The brilliant colours of the Distress inks really make a wonderful background for the white heat-embossed flowers. Love that bright pink die-cut “happy” as well. It makes the perfect spot for the black tag with the white heat embossed birthday to sit. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

all the cards are amazing and so different. Love the purple Lilies your watercolouring is spectacular. I also love the pencil colouring of the rose on the darker background. Thanks for joining us at CAS Watercolour 🙂

Oh my goodness, Isabelle … I’m full of admiration for every single card … a quartet of beauty! The lily should be framed and hung on a wall it’s so stunning … the roses positively glow against the burgundy … those warm colours are gorgeous with the sweet white embossed blooms … and the shimmery snowflake is simply splendid against the rich, vibrant blue cling wrap background! Comment elles sont toutes belles! Hugs & bises, Anita 🙂

WOW!! Izzy, the products you’ve selected, paired with your abundant creativity, results in a quartet of cards that are beyond sensational! Your floral cards are lovely and cheerful; your roses, in particular, will certainly lift your friend’s spirits! The snowflake: frosty and fabulous! Once again, in awe of your talents and eye-for-design!
Hugs~carol

Four beautiful cards Izzy!! Love the soft and delicate watercolouring of your lily. Your friend will love your gorgeous watercoloured roses … they are amazing on the coloured background. Great job with the acrylic block watercolouring to create a fun, bright and beautiful background that matches perfectly with your sweet doodle blooms. And last, but not least, great work with Brushos and cling wrap to create a gorgeous background for your pretty snowflakes. Amazing array of cards. Thanks so much for sharing some with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

Wow! Don’t know where to start, you’ve been so busy. Well the lily is absolute perfection with the invisible embossed outline, such gorgeous colouring. the corner placement of the rose stamps works briliantly and the snowflake on that vivid blue background is awesome. Great to see that last card is going to be linked up at AAA Cards.